polarbearit

I've not read of any, I'm just interested to know if any impreza has yet been dynoed at 400+BHP in this country, and if there are any, what spec are they running?

pslewis

They will be running one blown engine I would reckon

WHY, WHY, WHY???

Isnt 215BHP enough

Pete

john banks

No 215 is not enough Pete

The Crushinator

Oi Pete, even Subaru didn't seem to think that there was enough power when they raised it from 208bhp

cryptwalk

Power corrupts.

PopeyeP1

208 bhp OMG. Thats serious power. My Sport will be at around 150bhp soon and I am so scared!!!!! The thought of 208 bhp makes me feel sick. How do u guys handle such power?????

snowcrash

it is enough for my Justy - well actually maybe not...

cryptwalk

It's all in the hips.

The Crushinator

I was born to drive, it's in me blood

PopeyeP1

Jesus U guys are brave men. U remind me of the first aviators. I can't wait to get my Sport modded now!!!! Totally awesome. Will be able to go down my local and tell em all-running at 150 bhp lads!!!!!! Wipe the grins off their faces eh??? hehehehehehe totally wicked

davyboy

orbv

can see this thread being more for the muppets to play with

snowcrash

PopeyeP1 - i'll pop around in my Justy and the dealers with their Sti7+PPP+smelly cheese will kick themselves that our cars kick *** sooo much better than any of the overpriced turds that they sell

mutant_matt

Popeye,

You go fishing here often???

Matt

cryptwalk

I'll come down in my motor. It's now powered by foot power cos my engine was just too heavy so i took it out, cut the floor out and do a flintstone like run.

PopeyeP1

Sounds totally wicked Snowcrash. My modded sport and you're done up justy. What a team!!!!!!

The Crushinator

I'll bring mine but it's one of those "Slow turbo Estate Cars" so it might take about fifteen minutes to get from 0-60

PopeyeP1

Not being funny Crush, but you should really get a sport. Can mod them to hell, more reliable and the power delivery is instant!!!! Move over Turbo coz here I come!!!!!!!! Wicked!!!

snowcrash

GOD! not one of those slow turbo estate cars with the big turbo and the annoying HeadRipping lag when you hit boost at 4000rpm?

haven't you noticed that the justy has a hatch and the same physical boot space area as the Impreza Estate...

polarbearit

OK, I guess that's a no then? I know that in Australia a fair few daily use WRX's have 400+bhp, and some track only cars over 500, and I thought that JUN did a complete 420bhp kit in Japan, is no one doing similar in the UK yet?

chrisp

Maybe new engines and insurance is cheaper for the japanese and for the austrailians . Have you tried to insure a standard 280bhp motor nevermind when you tell them it been tweaked .

Mines group 20+ before I tell them the few mods which have been done, you can hear the cash register chinging over the phone .

IMHO I am happy with 280-290bhp for a road car and the driveability is excellent. With the short gearing it pulls from 2000 and kicks at 2,500 and again at 5000 rpm and doesnt stop till the redline. Okay it may not have 400+bhp but surely all the power is delivered at high rpms with a laggy turbo which I think would take the funny out of it. Different priorities I guess.

Cheers

ChrisP

[Edited by chrisp - 4/29/2002 9:13:39 PM]

scooby555

Saw an ad in top marques a few weeks ago for a "w" reg uk scoob with 400 bhp built to group a spec

Cheeky barsteward wanted £40,000 for it and its a 4 door

polarbearit

I remember seeing that too, but I'm not sure it was really running 400bhp, spec was HKS turbo + motec I think, but standard engine size.

polarbearit

Yep, used to the insurance 'issues', I suffered similarly with my import impreza, nonetheless if your spending so much on the engine, surely the insurance won't be unbearable.

scoobyvirgin

My Scooby puts out 260bhp and its insurance friendly... I didnt insure it thats why!! Not that i recomend it.

I bought it just over two weeks ago and its was sat on my drive cos i went on holiday, came back friday, took it to work on saturday to valet it and a geezer asked if i would sell it.

Being unwise i did and i regret it.

Its just sat on my drive once again now waiting for him to bring the balnce round.
Anyone got one they want to sell?
I need another!!!!

Scott J Davies

M8

Give up your not going to get a straight answer.

I know of a couple on the way can't say who's can't say how much but at least 2 I know of will be a proper 450 horse ish

SJD

Scott J Davies

M8

Give up your not going to get a straight answer.

I know of a couple on the way can't say who's can't say how much but at least 2 I know of will be a proper 450 horse ish

SJD

polarbearit

450 in an impreza might be interesting... Not for me, but interesting nonetheless

Spudgun VI

jon
450 in a scooby is a damn sight more interesting than 450 in an r33
one thing ive learned the expensive way....bhp is not the be all and end all. good for mine is bigger than yours contests, but thats about it as far as i'm concerned. torque is the fun bit, and even then i would rather have daily driveability and reliability unless its purely used as a track car.

polarbearit

Spudgun, you've probably gone the right way with the evo then. I understand that they produce loads of torque at sensible revs (unlike the skyline). That said, I'm really after something I can enjoy driving a little more than the impreza, and a skyline is more suited to by driving I think.